Week 5 Flashcards
Social Determinants of Health
-range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that determine individual/population health
Health Disparities
Difference in health status between one population in comparison with another
Health inequities
Systematic and unjust distribution of social, economic, and environmental conditions needed for health
Health Equity
individuals have a fair opportunity to reach their fullest health potential
Main SDoH
-Education
-Early Child Development
-Disability
-Gender
-Housing
-Income/income distribution
-Race
-indigenous Ancestry
-Employment & Working Conditions
-Food Insecurity
-Social Safety Net
-Health Services
-Unemployment/Job Security
Protective Factors of SDoH
-Supportive Relationships
-Education
-Safe Housing
-Self-Efficacy
-Healthy Eating
-Physical Activity
-Adequate Sleep
Job Security/Unemployment
-canada performs poorly
-material deprivation/poverty
-stressful
-unhealthy coping bx
Employment/Working Conditions
-workplace injury
-job insecurity
-stress
-physcial/mental health problems
Food Insecurity
- ‘bad’ food is less expensive
- heart disease, diabetes, blood pressure
-stress
Housing
- housing quality, clean water,
-sanitation- mold/mildew - due to lack of economic resources
-Over crowding- respiratory illness
-increase stress
-unhealthy coping skills
Disability
- less likely to be employed/earn less money
- rely on social assistance
- Canada rank low
Indigenous Ancestry
- food insecurity
- education levels, unemployment, unmet healthcare needs
- 3x more likely to live in poor living conditions
Gender
- women experience more adverse social determinants
- less likely to work full time
- wage gap
- woman more long term disability
